A strong road effort by the Miami University men's basketball team came up just short as the RedHawks (3-3) were edged by Bradley University (6-2) on Saturday night, 69-68. The Braves staged a late flurry to push ahead of the RedHawks with 18 seconds to go.
 
Miami shot a solid 50.0 percent from the floor and 54.2 percent from 3-point range for the game
 
Senior forward Dalonte Brown and sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant each poured in 17 points to lead all players, while redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands recorded 14 points. Brown led all players with 11 rebounds.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Miami used an 8-0 run late in the second half during a back-and-forth battle to push ahead 68-60 by the 4:00 mark.
• Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant had five points and senior guard Milos Jovic added a three-point play to comprise the 8-0 spurt for the RedHawks. Bradley came back with a 9-0 run over the final 3:18 of the game to take a 69-68 lead for good with 18 seconds to go.
• Miami shot 50.0 percent from the floor (13-of-26) and 61.5 percent from 3-point range (8-of-13) in the first half.
• The RedHawks used a 14-3 flurry, with eight points coming from junior guard Mekhi Lairy, to take a 27-18 lead by the 6:57 mark of the first half. Miami extended its lead to 10 points, 33-23, at the 4:42 mark off a sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant triple.
• Bradley came back to shrink their deficit to two at the half, 37-35.

 
NOTES:

• Senior forward Dalonte Brown notched his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Brown amassed 15 points and seven rebounds in the first half.
• Junior guard Mekhi Lairy handed out seven assists, one off his career-high.
• Junior forward Josh Brewer made his third career start and first this season.